Coaches
Tony Elliott
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Tony Elliott*
Head coach, Virginia · Played at Clemson 2000-2003 · alma mater (CFBD): Clemson
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-2007 | South Carolina State | Position | WR | not known |
| 2008-2010 | Furman | Position | WR | not known |
| 2011-2014 | Clemson | Position | RB | Dabo Swinney* |
| 2015-2019 | Clemson | OC | co-OC/RB✓ | Dabo Swinney* |
| 2020 | Clemson | OC | OC/RB✓ | Dabo Swinney* |
| 2021 | Clemson | OC | AHC/OC/TE✓ | Dabo Swinney* |
| 2022- | Virginia | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Clemson | Co-offensive coordinator | 18 | 26 | 15 | 87 | 128 |
| 2016 | Clemson | Co-offensive coordinator | 33 | 24 | 7 | 18 | 128 |
| 2017 | Clemson | Co-offensive coordinator | 36 | 36 | 22 | 33 | 130 |
| 2018 | Clemson | Co-offensive coordinator | 3 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 130 |
| 2019 | Clemson | Co-offensive coordinator | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 130 |
| 2020 | Clemson | Offensive coordinator | 15 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 127 |
| 2021 | Clemson | Offensive coordinator | 113 | 88 | 101 | 15 | 130 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Virginia | 3-7 | - → - | 120 | 40 | -9.0 | 50% wins | 131 |
| 2023 | Virginia | 3-9 | - → - | 87 | 112 | -10.8 | 30% wins | 133 |
| 2024 | Virginia | 5-7 | - → - | 103 | 114 | -5.1 | 25% wins | 134 |
| 2025 | Virginia | 11-3 | - → 16 | 61 | 23 | 11.1 | 42% wins | 136 |
| 2026 | Virginia | 4-5 | - → - | 78 | 68 | 2.1 | 79% wins | 138 |
Worked under
- Dabo Swinney* · Clemson 2011-2021 (OC, Other, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 4
- Desmond Kitchings · Virginia 2022-2026 (OC, Position)
- John Rudzinski · Virginia 2022-2026 (DC, Position)
- Taylor Lamb · Virginia 2022-2026 (Position)
- Dave Patenaude · Virginia 2023 (Analyst)
Coached together
- Joel Taylor · South Carolina State 2006-2007 · him Position, them Analyst, GA
- Oliver Pough · South Carolina State 2006-2007 · him Position, them Head coach
- Drew Cronic · Furman 2008-2010 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Robert Livingston · Furman 2010 · him Position, them Position
- Rusty Wright · Furman 2010 · him Position, them Position
- Chad Morris · Clemson 2011-2014 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Charlie Harbison · Clemson 2011-2012 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Dabo Swinney* · Clemson 2011-2021 · him OC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Jeff Scott · Clemson 2011-2019 · him OC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Kevin Steele · Clemson 2011 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Marion Hobby · Clemson 2011-2016 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Robbie Caldwell · Clemson 2011-2021 · him OC, Other, Position, them Position
- Wes Goodwin · Clemson 2011-2021 · him OC, Other, Position, them Analyst, GA
- Zac Alley · Clemson 2011-2014 · him Position, them Other
- Brent Venables* · Clemson 2012-2021 · him OC, Other, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Brandon Streeter · Clemson 2015-2021 · him OC, Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Mike Miller · Clemson 2015 · him OC, Position, them Other
- Mickey Conn · Clemson 2016-2021 · him OC, Other, Position, them Analyst, Position, ST coord.
- Todd Bates · Clemson 2017-2021 · him OC, Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Terry Bowden · Clemson 2019-2020 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Chandler Whitmer · Clemson 2020 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Ted Roof · Clemson 2021 · him OC, Other, Position, them Analyst
- Desmond Kitchings · Virginia 2022-2026 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- John Rudzinski · Virginia 2022-2026 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Taylor Lamb · Virginia 2022-2026 · him Head coach, them Position
- Dave Patenaude · Virginia 2023 · him Head coach, them Analyst
Played together
- Jeff Scott · Clemson 2000-2002
- Willie Simmons* · Clemson 2000-2002